Parties agree that this MOU does not create any private rights of action to the general public that would provide a basis for civil liability. Additionally, the MOU does not constrain the statutory or regulatory legal authority of the FBI to investigate federal crimes or any existing authorities of public health agencies.

• January 2007 –“Novel influenza A” made a Nationally Notifiable Disease but CSTE –part of pandemic preparedness efforts
• RT-PCR for influenza capabilities developed by public health labs in U.S.
• Increasing numbers of swine influenza infections in humans being detected from improved surveillance
• Increasing efforts at states, CDC, and USDA to investigate human cases of swine influenza